Chery Automobile announced at its Global Innovation Conference in Wuhu, China, earlier this month that it plans to build 20,000 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging stations globally by 2029, as the Chinese automaker continues to expand aggressively in global markets.
At the conference, Chery displayed a V2G demonstration charging station that combines solar power generation, battery energy storage systems, and vehicle-to-grid capabilities, allowing electric vehicles (EVs) to feed electricity back into the grid during peak demand.
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Chery said in a statement: “Through bidirectional V2G technology, EVs can move beyond their conventional role as electricity consumers and serve as mobile energy storage units. By feeding stored electricity back into the grid when needed, participating vehicles can help balance electricity demand and support more efficient energy management.”
The automaker also showcased its latest ‘Volt-Dragon’ charging technology, a high-power (1.44 MW), ultra-fast EV battery charging system, which the company claims can provide 500 km of driving range in just five minutes.
Chery confirmed that its V2G charging station has attracted significant commercial interest in Europe, where it has installed a solar-plus-storage microgrid at an electric heavy-truck facility in Spain, replacing diesel generators and significantly reducing operating costs.
The company also displayed a factory-built Level 4 robotaxi designed for global markets at the conference, as well as its ‘CheryMind’, a foundation model for physical artificial intelligence (AI), and its in-house Ziwei chips, which it claims can support applications used in robotics, autonomous mobility, electric aircraft, and other advanced vehicles.
